he gets a lot of both love and hate on CBR. Personally I think Bendis has fantastic over all ideas but when it comes to execution there's a good amount of failure at making it an exciting read. His starts tend to be great but the endings just flounder. (New Avengers V.1 and ANAD V. 1 along with UMX V. 3 were prime examples of this, the first arc are two were great but then...meh.) I think he does MUCH better in solo titles or with characters he's created or being the primary one establishing if they're been an underused character in the past. My main issues though have been how so many of the characters aside from his primary 1-2 stars seem to melt into the same voice, oftentimes to being completely OOC, his total disregard for continuity and his extremely compressed story telling style. I don't think he's the worst writer out there by any means but to me he's just not that interesting...which may be an even worse standard in this medium.

TL,DR version: He's boring...... ;)

Attuma and sauron are less known also i'd be shocked if sauron gets released unless he's in a movie as well as Attuma which could happen more likely i have heard rumors of a namor movie the question is when ...
MCU do plan to have 67 characters in their film infinity war part 1 and is supposedly very linked to the comic
also Namor alone is going to be a store exclusive when shown at SDCC, so Tiger shark is the closet villain your going to get for Namor so far, also they seem to be part of the F4 brand so erm doesnt seem it wont be for a while, look at the X-men related characters , x-force storm was a surprise for me let alone jubilee. I think it would be different if the Avengers films were like the x-men or Fantastic 4 films. Didn't the F4 finish in comics ?? I dunno haven't seen anything from them in a while

I understand that, but that misses the point I was trying to make completely. It wasn't about just X-Men or f4 figures, it was about taking figures already existing in some form or fashion and redoing them in BAF style.

If you'd like I could replace my Sauron and Attuma examples with the Collector, Atlas, Lockjaw or Supreme Intelligence though.

I myself frequent comicvine, shows you all the new stuff being released. you get to read alot of the comments people have, and let me tell you that site has ALOT of bendis haters big time. they also have a regular forum to talk it up comics and what not. im usually just checking out what everyone has to say on reviews on the new ones and so fourth.

I frequent comicvine but yeah their forums can quickly turn into a dark pit of hatred if you misstep, not as negative as imdb though. Like one guy would say "I really like Scarlet Witch," and then five guys would say "ugh she's a bitch who killed all the mutants and Marvel should kill her and be done with it." Or I thought it was great when I read a guy say that just because most people like the Force Awakens doesn't make it a good movie and then a bunch of people started agreeing with him (like 6 people) as if TFA were somehow worse than the PT. I like comicvine for the services that can be found but it's still the internet and darkness is abound in the comments. I leave you with the fact that there's a user there who aggressively insists that Bat-villain Bane is in no way Latino, we're talking about the Bane from fake Cuba who dresses like a fetishist Mexican wrestler and frequently throws Spanish into his dialogue.

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Haha ok, I've gone to that site, but only to read whatever news they have there every so often...Just went to that site to check out what's up with the X-Men love that Greg Land art haha...

Bendis and Land would be a perfect match for one another. :p

May your select Venom have better luck standing than mine has. He's on a base and leaning against the wall :D

Really? Loose joints or the weight of the back? Mine is standing just fine so far...

I display him without the backpack but he is still very top heavy by design and the ankles are loose. I think this might just be mine with the ankle problem because I've seen others standing just fine. Even leaning against the wall it's still my favorite Venom toy for capturing the McFarlane look so well. He also gets points for surviving more than one fall (*looks to over a dozen McFarlane toys who've fallen to their death*).

Lol...I agree, he is one awesome looking figure!

ugh the sheer amount of envy , i didn't even get to buy that x-force storm i hope Hasbro releases a new storm, also hope x-men figures get more apperication at hasbro as much as i like avenger figures i have bought. I'm more of an x-men fan

D'you know what... I hate Greg Land, and reading Uncanny X-Men #1 I rolled my eyes a few times recognising some of his many traces, but, damn, I have to admit that he pulled off this splash page.

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/...uncanny+1b.jpg

Aside from Monet's "Girl #4" face, it's pretty great. I'd love a figure of that Psylocke design, and his Magneto is a semi-nice combination of classic and Bachalo's Marvel Now look.

I fully agree about Sam. He has definitely grown on me as well. I would have been interested in having both Sam and Rich as many other fans have asked for.

I think Bendis' problem is he's the type who goes "I have this really great idea. Oh but this character has all this established history that counteracts that idea. I know, I'll just ignore it because my idea is better". Probably harsher than it needs to be but seeing things he has done, it really makes me wonder.

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I read his Guardians up until about 2 months ago. In all that time I never saw an explanation for the appearance change so I am just going to say yes, total hand wave.

Side note, kind of sad I stopped reading comics since Abnett just started a new Guardians based series that sounds awesome.

Mine has taken a few tumbles since i've gotten him. while he can stand by himself for a little while i prefer to have him in the back part of the shelf, just in case he does go to hit the floor.... also i know carnage is the same body as well, he also stands to the back of the spidey villains shelf.



There is always something interesting to read on CV.... I've made it my main site for current comic info. as i said some of the members with their whining or babbling on there are semi entertaining as well.

He's not too bad with art, do like that page...

I love X-Men and I'm curious about the story, but I will not purchase a single copy as long as Land is on art. I'd rather have Liefield.

Greg Land's Edge of spider-verse # 2 spider-gwen variant is still to this day a big Money book. i don't really see any problem with his art. you want to vomit check out both the 2015 and the current Silk series. artist Stacey Lee just makes the series looks like crap in my eyes. all cartoony and very anime like. Another very crude looking comic that makes me cringe is Squirrel girl with artist Erica henderson.... i can not understand the fascination with this series but it's a seller.

Now comparing both Stacey lee and Erica hendersons's art to Greg Land's REAL BIG DIFFERENCE....

When i thought magneto's costumes couldn't get any better they just did

finally decided to open vision from my hulkbuster set. paint looked great then as i popped him out of the plastic, i look and his right arm has looks messed up...... kinda like the joint is semi messed up. same thing that happen with my Superior over time.

Oh well i guess it won't hurt nothing considering he'll just be on the shelf.

Well, yeah. Lee and Henderson draw their panels. Land traces like 107% off his art from photos, porn, or other artists.

There's a difference between art that's not your cup of tea, and art that's friggin' traced. Sure, it's gussied up with detailed linework and awesome coloring, but it's still like an Instagram filter on a photocopy.

Yeah I'd rather have Silk and Squirrel Girl style art over creepy porn traces any day. At least they have talent and a style, even if you don't like it, Land is just a creepy hack.

That Jubilee body would make for a great Gwen Stacy body.